§ Dr. SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) if he will list the criteria used to assess and select candidates to become school inspectors under the new schools inspection regime; and if he will make a statement;
(2) how many people from non-educational backgrounds have been selected to go forward as lay inspectors; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ForthThe selection of candidates for training as school inspectors under the Education (Schools) Act 1992 is a matter for the Office for Standards in Education.
I have asked Professor Sutherland to write to my hon. Friend.